The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was founded in 1924 as a sort of federal air service, carrying out civilian-type operations for Ottawa. In the Second World War, the RCAF grew to more than 200,000 personnel in overseas squadrons and performed virtually every type of mission, including bombing and hunting submarines. Over the decades since, the RCAF has tried valiantly to carry out its mission of defending Canada, even when starved of funds by the federal government. Today, it is once again on the verge of becoming a modern, well-equipped air force.

Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Author(s): David J. Bercuson
Format: Hardcover, 264 pages
Dimensions: 7.5" x 10.2"
ISBN: 9781487509361
Language(s): English